Russia President Putin Saint Petersburg: Russia has decided to support India’s bid for Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) membership as President Vladimir Putin on Saturday said that he would raise the matter at a meeting in Seoul. The NSG members meeting are scheduled to begin from June 20. ‘India’s NSG membership bid will be discussed’ Speaking exclusively to India Today, Putin said that he would not only raise the matter  at... 

China’s official media, in first comments since Beijing’s objection to India joining the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) on Tuesday said New Delhi’s membership of the nuclear grouping will not only touch a “raw nerve” in Pakistan and increase a nuclear arms race but also “jeopardise” China’s  national interests. Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Chinese President Xi Jinping An op-ed commentary in state-run Global Times,... 

NEW DELHI: As the tempo builds up on the NSG question, Prime Minister Narendra Modi    reached out to Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call on Saturday. Russia has been supportive of India’s global ambitions from the UN Security Council to the nuclear deal, though Modi’s diplomatic focus has so far been on the US. Modi dials Putin as China According to a Kremlin statement, the phone call on Saturday was at Modi’s behest....